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From EFL to ESL: The Influence of Context on Learners’
Motivational Profiles
Hanqiong Xu, USC
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Hilton Del Mar
This is a report on changes in language learners’
motivational profiles when they encounter a contextual shift from an
EFL to an ESL setting. A pilot study explores the possible changes in
learners’ motivation orientations and their interrelation with
learning effort and self-evaluated language skills.
Another Unusual
Source
Paul Vasquez, CSU, Fullerton
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Hilton Del Mar
This paper focuses on correlations between language
and music, and how the brain processes them. The presenter will
discuss research that has demonstrated that music is processed in
similar ways to language and will use this data to show how music
supports the Critical Period Hypothesis as well as innatism.
Building Cross-Culture with Brazilian Students through
Counseling Interventions
Michele Zucolota, Antioch University
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Hilton Del Mar
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact
counselors have on the adjustment of international students as they
attempt to build cross-cultural bridges. This research explores the
ways in which international students improve along the way as a result
of effective support received from college/university counselors.
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